If you don’t know your past, you don’t know your future. It’s a cliche, but it’s true. Here’s another one: history repeats itself. The best way to educate yourself about world affairs and their ...

The new Ken Burns documentary "The American Revolution" premieres Nov. 16 on PBS (check local listings). Celebrities including Tom Hanks, Meryl Streep and Ethan Hawke voice historical figures in the ...

The Vietnam War was a harrowing fight that lasted for 20 years and left the American homefront deeply divided, with numerous historians and filmmakers having tackled the subject over the years in ...

Jude Dobson reflects on nearly a decade of war documentaries as she prepares to step away and explore a new creative ...

You don’t have to be a professional historian to realize this documentary's title refers to the 13th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, i.e., the one that abolished slavery. However, Ava DuVernay ...

STARKVILLE, Miss.—America’s struggle for independence that began 250 years ago will take center stage next month as Mississippi State’s Ulysses S. Grant Presidential Library hosts the screening of a ...

The romantic World War II tragedy 'Atonement' joins Netflix's catalog. Plus, films about historical battles and modern ...

From Lion of the Desert to The Message, many great war movies of the 20th century have largely been forgotten but are worth ...